Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education LITERATURE(ENGLISH) Paper 2 Drama 0486/23 May/June 2018 1hour30minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *0805865642* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer two questions. You must answer one passage-based question(marked*) and one essay question(marked ). Your questions must be on two different plays. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. Thisdocumentconsistsof11printedpagesand1blankpage. [Turn over
2 JLAWRENCE&RELEE:InherittheWind Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either*1 Read this passage carefully, and then answer the question that follows it: Drummond [fiery]: You ve ruled out all my witnesses. Content removed due to copyright restrictions
3 Content removed due to copyright restrictions [DAVENPORT sits. DRUMMOND opens up the rock, which splits into two halves.] Inwhatwaysdothewritersmakethissuchapowerfulmomentintheplay? [fromact2scene1] Or 2 How do the writers make one character in the play particularly admirable for you? [Turn over
4 ARTHUR MILLER: A View from the Bridge Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either*3 Read this passage carefully, and then answer the question that follows it: Eddie: That s a nice kid? He gives me the heeby-jeebies. Content removed due to copyright restrictions
5 Content removed due to copyright restrictions Beatrice: It s almost three months you don t feel good; they re only here a couple of weeks. It s three months, Eddie. InwhatwaysdoesMillermakethissucharevealingandunsettlingmomentintheplay? [fromact1] Or 4 What do you find particularly striking about Miller s portrayal of Catherine? [Turn over
6 TERENCE RATTIGAN: The Winslow Boy Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either*5 Read this passage carefully, and then answer the question that follows it: Youdon tthinktheworkiamdoingatthew.s.a.isuseful? [ARTHUR is silent.] Youmayberight.Butit stheonlyworki mfittedfor,allthesame.[shepauses.]no, Father. The choice is quite simple. Either I marry Desmond and settle down into quite acomfortableandnotreallyuselessexistence origoonfortherestofmylife earningtwopoundsaweekintheserviceofahopelesscause. A hopeless cause? I ve never heard you say that before. I ve never felt it before. [ARTHUR is silent.] John s going to get married next month. Didhetellyou? Yes. He was very apologetic. Apologetic! Hedidn tneedtobe.it sagirliknowslightly.she llmakehimagoodwife. Isheinlovewithher? Nomorethanhewaswithme.Perhaps,even,alittleless. Whyishemarryinghersosoonafter after Afterjiltingme?Becausehethinksthere sgoingtobeawar.ifthereishisregiment will be among the first to go overseas. Besides, his father approves strongly. She s a General s daughter. Very, very suitable. PoorKate![Hepauses.Hetakesherhandslowly.]HowI vemessedupyourlife, haven t I? No,Father.Anymessing-upthat sbeendonehasbeendonebyme. I msosorry,kate.i msosorry. Don tbe,father.webothknewwhatweweredoing. Did we? Ithinkwedid. Yetourmotivesseemtohavebeendifferentallalong yoursandmine,kate.can webothhavebeenright? Ibelievewecan.Ibelievewehavebeen. And yet they ve always been so infernally logical, our opponents, haven t they? I mafraidlogichasneverbeenonourside. Brute stubbornness a selfish refusal to admit defeat. That s what your mother thinks havebeenourmotives 5 10 15 20 25 30
7 Arthur Perhaps she s right. Perhaps that s all they have been. But perhaps brute stubbornness isn t such a bad quality in the face of injustice? Orinthefaceoftyranny.[Shepauses.ThecryofaNEWSPAPERBOYcanbeheard faintly.]ifyoucouldgoback,father,andchooseagain wouldyourchoicebe different? Perhaps. Idon tthinkso. I don t think so, either. Istillsaywebothknewwhatweweredoing.Andwewererighttodoit. [kissingthetopofherhead]:dearkate,thankyou. [Thereisasilence.TheNEWSPAPERBOYcanbehearddimlyshoutingfromthe street outside.] 35 40 45 [fromact4] HowdoesRattiganmakethissuchamovingmomentintheplay? Or 6 How does Rattigan s portrayal of the relationship between Catherine Winslow and Sir Robert Morton contribute to the play s dramatic impact? [Turn over
8 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Henry V Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either*7 Read this passage carefully, and then answer the question that follows it: Gower: [Enter PISTOL.] Quivalà? Afriend. Discuss unto me: art thou officer, Or art thou base, common, and popular? Iamagentlemanofacompany. Trail st thou the puissant pike? Evenso.Whatareyou? AsgoodagentlemanastheEmperor. ThenyouareabetterthantheKing. TheKing sabawcockandaheartofgold, Aladoflife,animpoffame; Of parents good, of fist most valiant. I kiss his dirty shoe, and from heart-string Ilovethelovelybully.Whatisthyname? Harry le Roy. LeRoy!aCornishname;artthouofCornishcrew? No,IamaWelshman. Know st thou Fluellen? Yes. TellhimI llknockhisleekabouthispate Upon Saint Davy s day. Donotyouwearyourdaggerinyourcapthatday,lestheknockthataboutyours. Art thou his friend? And his kinsman too. Thefigoforthee,then! Ithankyou;Godbewithyou! My name is Pistol call d. [Exit.] It sorts well with your fierceness. [Enter FLUELLEN and GOWER.] Captain Fluellen! 5 10 15 20 25 30
9 Fluellen: Gower: Fluellen: Gower: Fluellen: So!inthenameofJesuChrist,speakfewer.Itisthegreatestadmirationintheuniversal world,whenthetrueandaunchientprerogatifesandlawsofthewarsisnotkept;ifyou wouldtakethepainsbuttoexaminethewarsofpompeythegreat,youshallfind,i warrant you, that there is no tiddle-taddle nor pibble-pabble in Pompey s camp; I warrant you,youshallfindtheceremoniesofthewars,andthecaresofit,andtheformsofit, andthesobrietyofit,andthemodestyofit,tobeotherwise. Why,theenemyisloud;youhearhimallnight. Iftheenemyisanass,andafool,andapratingcoxcomb,isitmeet,thinkyou,thatwe shouldalso,lookyou,beanass,andafool,andapratingcoxcomb?inyourown conscience, now? I will speak lower. Iprayyouandbeseechyouthatyouwill. [Exeunt GOWER and FLUELLEN.] Thoughitappearalittleoutoffashion, ThereismuchcareandvalourinthisWelshman. 35 40 45 [fromact4scene1] How does Shakespeare make this an entertaining moment in the play? Or 8 To what extent does Shakespeare portray King Henry s invasion of France as noble? [Turn over
10 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Macbeth Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either*9 Read this passage carefully, and then answer the question that follows it: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Lennox: Macbeth: Lennox: Macbeth: Lennox: Macbeth, Lennox: Macbeth: Lennox: Is the King stirring, worthy Thane? Not yet. Hedidcommandmetocalltimelyonhim; I have almost slipp d the hour. Iknowthisisajoyfultroubletoyou; Butyet tisone. The labour we delight in physics pain. Thisisthedoor. I llmakesoboldtocall, For tis my limited service. [Exit MACDUFF.] Goes the King hence to-day? Hedoes:hedidappointso. I llbringyoutohim. Thenighthasbeenunruly.Wherewelay, Ourchimneyswereblowndown;and,astheysay, Lamentings heard i th air, strange screams of death, And prophesying, with accents terrible, Of dire combustion and confus d events Newhatch dtoth woefultime;theobscurebird Clamour d the livelong night. Some say the earth Was feverous and did shake. Twas a rough night. My young remembrance cannot parallel Afellowtoit. [Re-enter MACDUFF.] O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart Cannot conceive nor name thee. What s the matter? Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope The Lord s anointed temple, and stole thence Thelifeo th building Mean you his Majesty? Whatis tyousay thelife? 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
11 Lady Macbeth: Lady Macbeth: Banquo: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight WithanewGorgon.Donotbidmespeak; See, and then speak yourselves. [Exeunt MACBETH and LENNOX.] Awake, awake! Ring the alarum bell. Murder and treason! Banquo and Donalbain! Malcolm! awake! Shake off this downy sleep, death s counterfeit, Andlookondeathitself.Up,up,andsee The great doom s image! Malcolm! Banquo! Asfromyourgravesriseupandwalklikesprites To countenance this horror! Ring the bell. [Bell rings.] [Enter LADY MACBETH.] What s the business, That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley The sleepers of the house? Speak, speak! O gentle lady, TisnotforyoutohearwhatIcanspeak! The repetition in a woman s ear Wouldmurderasitfell. [Enter BANQUO.] O Banquo, Banquo, Our royal master s murder d! What, in our house? Woe, alas! Too cruel any where. Dear Duff, I prithee contradict thyself, Andsayitisnotso. 40 45 50 55 60 [fromact2scene3] InwhatwaysdoesShakespearemakethissuchatenseanddramaticmomentintheplay? Or 10 How does Shakespeare strikingly contrast Macbeth and Macduff in the play? Do not use the passage printed for Question*9 in answering this question.
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